The Certainty of Faith: A Problem for Christian Fallibilists?

Journal of Analytic Theology 3:130-146 (2015)
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According to epistemic fallibilism, we cannot be certain of anything. According to the Christian tradition, faith comes with certainty. I develop this dilemma from recent accounts of fallibilism and various representatives of the Christian tradition. I then argue that on John Henry Newman's account of faith the dilemma is merely apparent. Finally, I develop Newman's account of the certainty that accompanies faith and is compatible with fallibilism.

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Brandon Dahm
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